Enhanced MERS Coronavirus Surveillance of Travelers from the Middle East to England

Enhanced MERS Coronavirus Surveillance of Travelers from the Middle East to England

Helen Lucy Thomas, Hongxin Zhao, Helen K Green, Nicola L. Boddington, Carlos F.A. Carvalho, Husam K. Osman, Carol Sadler, Maria Zambon, Alison Bermingham, Richard G Pebody

During the first year of enhanced MERS coronavirus surveillance in England, 77 persons traveling from the Middle East had acute respiratory illness and were tested for the virus. Infection was confirmed in 2 travelers with acute respiratory distress syndrome and 2 of their contacts. Patients with less severe manifestations tested negative.

2014

Public Health Surveillance, Middle East respiratory syndrome, MERS, coronavirus, Vector-borne, Mosquito-borne

DOI: 10.3201/eid2009.140817

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine

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